The mobile applications market is undergoing a rebirth thanks largely to the efforts of companies like Apple and Google who over the last 18 months converted the category from a niche market that catered mainly for mobile geeks into a mainstream proposition, according to a new report by Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com).
Read MoreIt’s been reported/rumored for several months now that Apple is trying to tempt TV networks into participating in a $30-per-month service for watching TV shows via iTunes. It could be a lucrative move for Apple, assuming that ads are involved.
The Parks Associates research firm says that, by 2014, U.S. addressable, interactive TV advertising revenue will reach approximately $4.3 billion. It’s expected to reach $133 this year alone. Apple certainly wants a piece of this pie.
Read MoreIn this week’s poll, we’re asking if you plan to buy ebooks for the upcoming iPad. The poll is located on the right hand side of the home page beneath the Macsimum Opinion column.
In last week’s poll, we if you planned to buy a Wi-Fi or 3G version of the iPad? Forty-nine percent of you said the Wi-Fi version, 35% said the 3G model, and 16% said you didn’t plan to buy an iPad at all.
Read MoreHere are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).
AmeriSmart is offering eMail Mania, a new app that allows iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users to email any combination of movies, photos, recordings and text simultaneously. Two versions of eMail Mania are available.
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The Sellers Research Firm (that’s me) is still dubious that Apple will release its own line of TV sets. But Piper Jaffray Gene Munster thinks that’s exactly what will happen in the next 2-4 years.
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